ACT vs. SAT: does SAT preparation transfer to ACT?

FauxNom
Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:26:24 +0000

My D took both once without studying to see which she liked better. Got essentially equivalent scores, and they were good, but she hated the math part of the SAT because it was spread out over 4 or 5 sections. (She thinks one of the sections of math was experimental, which is bad for someone who thinks she’s not good at math.) She retook the ACT after self study using the red book, and raised her composite by 3 points.

Your S2 might also like the ACT better. I think the prep would have to be slightly different (expanded), as stated above.